Track and means for supporting same.



H. L. FERBIS.

TRACK AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.1, 1910.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

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wAsHl HENRY L. FERRIS, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 HUNT, HELM,FERRIS & COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TRACK AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAME.

Application filed December 1, 1910.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. I nnms, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tracks and Means forSupporting Same, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a side elevation of my track showing the means forsupporting the same; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the track and one of itssupports and Fig. i is a perspective view of one of the supports removedfrom the track.

Referring to the drawings, A is a track which is formed of twoangleirons parallel to each other, one flange of each angle-ironextending outward to form a horizontal surface and one flange of eachangle-iron extending upward, the two upwardly extending flanges. beingspaced apart by spreaders a and riveted together so that a space is leftbetween the two angle-irons. This form of track is commonly used forvarious sorts of conveyers such as are used upon farms, particularly forfeed and litter carriers, milkcan carriers, hay carriers and the like.In erecting such track it is important that it shall lie in line, and itmust as a rule be secured to the beams or oists of the barn or to otherwooden members, either inside or outside of the barn. These beams,joists or other members are often at irregular heights and when thetrack runs transversely to the beams or joists, it is frequentlynecessary that the supporting means for the track be irregularly spaced.

I have provided a supporting means which is peculiarly simple andconvenient and is further advantageous for the reason that the varioussupports can be spaced irregularly and that the track can be erectedquite quickly so that it will support itself and the various supportscan then be adjusted so as to bring all sections of the track into thesame horizontal plane. It is manifestly advantageous to use a tracksupport by which all the track can be put up quickly and in a rough waywithout careful adjustment and which can thereafter be adjusted onesupport at a time. Otherwise, it becomes necessaryto put up each supportinitially with the greatest nicety. Each support consists of a bolt B,each bolt having a wood thread Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 595,027.

I) at its upper end and a machine thread 6 at its lower end, the machinethread being surmounted by a flange 72 and the bolt being provided witha squared portion 6 for engagement with a wrench. A nut C and a washer 0can be threaded upon the machine thread 6 In erecting the track, holesare bored in the joists or other members by which the track is to besupported along the line of the track and the bolts B are screwedtherein, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a wrench engaging with the squaredportion 6 being useful for this purpose. The track is then slipped upover the lower ends of the bolts, the machine threaded portion b passinginto the medial slot between the track-members. The Washers o and nuts Care loosely placed in position so as to hold up the track but leave thebolts free to be rotated. After the track is thus erected in a temporaryway, the various bolts are screwed in or out of the joists so as tobring the track into exactly the right vertical line and the nuts G arethen set up tightly so as to lock the whole structure firmly togetherand, incidentally, to prevent further accidental rotation of the boltsin the joists.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of theconstruction, without departing from the spirit of my invention;therefore I do not intend to limit myself to the specific form hereinshown and described.

That I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a centrally slotted track, of a series ofsupports therefor in the form of bolts, each having at its upper end athread to engage a wooden beam, each having a portion to be engaged by atool for rotating it, and each having at its lower end a partpassing'through the slot and means for holding the track upon said part.

2. The combination with a centrally slotted track, of a series ofsupports therefor in the form of bolts, each having a thread at itsupper end to engage a wooden beam, each having a squared portion to beengaged by a wrench for rotating it, and each having at its lower end apart passing through the slot in the track and means for holding thetrack upon said part.

3. The combination with a centrally slotted track, of a series ofsupports therefor in the Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

form of bolts, each having a thread on its upper end to engage a woodenbeam, each having a portion to be engaged by a tool for rotating it, andeach having a threaded lower part passing through the slot andsurmounted by an enlargement to supply an upper abutment for the trackand a nut screwed upon said lower part to hold said track in position.

4. The combination with a centrally slotted track, of a series ofsupports therefor in the form of bolts, each having a thread at itsupper end to engage a wooden beam, each having a squared portion to beengaged by a wrench for rotating it, and each having a threaded. lowerpart passing through the slot in the track and surmounted by anenlargement to supply an upper abutment for the track and a nut screwedupon said lower part to hold the track in position thereon.

5. The combination with a track having a medial perforation, of a seriesof supports therefor in the form of bolts, each having at its upper enda thread to engage a wooden beam, each having a portion to be engaged bya tool for rotating it, and each having at its lower end a part passingthrough the perforation and means for holding the track upon said part.

6. The combination with a-track having a medial perforation, of a seriesof supports therefor in the form of bolts, each having 4 a thread at itsupper end to engage a wooden beam, each having a squared portion to beengaged by a wrench for rotating it, and each having at its lower end apart passing through the perforation in the track and means for holdingthe track upon said part.

7 The combination with a track having a medial perforation, of a seriesof supports therefor in the form of bolts, each having a thread on itsupper end to engage a wooden beam, each having a portion to be engagedby a tool for rotating it, and each having a threaded lower part passingthrough the perforation and surmounted by an enlargement to supply anupper abutment for the track and a nut screwed upon said lower part tohold said track in position.

8. The combination with a track having a medial perforation, of a seriesof supports therefor in the form of bolts, each having a thread at itsupper end to engage a wooden beam, each having a squared portion to beengaged by a wrench for rotating it, and each having a threaded lowerpart passing through the perforation in the track and surmounted by anenlargement to supply an upper abutment for the track and a nut screwedupon said lower part to hold the track in position thereon.

HENRY L. FERRIS.

In the presence of- R. N. JAooBs, R. A. HEMENWAY.

